Senate Democrats meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an article on X that he met with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, and Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I.

“Thanks for seeing us,” Blumenthal can be heard saying in a video included in Zelenskyy’s message. “We look forward to hearing from you, ah, about how we can be more helpful.”

Zelenskyy said in his message that during the meeting he “thanked the United States for its strong bipartisan support and work towards peace.”

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the dinner on the occasion of the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) and the Ewald-von-Kleist Prize at the Königssaal der Bayerischen Residenz on February 14, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Gisela Schober/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump has tried to help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, but the two countries remain locked in conflict.

“Before our meeting, senators met with children that Ukraine managed to bring back from Russia. Thank you, this is really important,” Zelensky noted in his message.

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U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (L) and Richard Blumenthal speak during a news conference following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on February 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

“We see no better tool than pressure to influence Moscow. There is currently an important sanction law in the Senate and we hope it will work. I also informed them of the constant Russian strikes against our people and, in particular, against American companies. It is absolutely right that Russian money be used to defend against this terror, and we discussed the possibility of using tied up Russian resources to purchase missiles for the Patriot systems,” he added.

“I thank the President, Congress and the American people for their support,” Zelensky noted.

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Fox News Digital contacted the senators’ offices Monday.